The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-05
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A wAsHoUr occurred on the Erie road
two miles west of Coshocton, N. Y, on the
18th. just as train loaded with cheese was
passing. Twenty-one cars of cheese went
down the bank and were totally wrecked.
In the case of the Traders and Travellers
Union against the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company, the Interstate Com
merce Commission decided that it had nc
jurisdiction and dismissed the complaint.
The case involved free transportation of
extra baggage.
ARGUMENTS for a new trial in the Sharp
bribery case, New York City, were made
On the 18th.
UNKNOWN parties the other night entered
the weaver room of the large cotton mill of
the Manyille Company at Manville, r. l.,
and by running knife along the rods
ruined some 5000 yards of fancy goods on
the looms. The mills were recently the
scene of q weavers' strike.
The steamer Martha's Vineyard went
ashore near New Bedford, Mass, the other
day. The passengers were all taken off.
UNITED Labor party men of New York
repudiate the idea of their uniting with the
Prohibitlonists as reported.
A PASSENGER train collided with freight
train near Foxburg, Pa, recently, killing
w. ID. Jones, of Pittsburgh, passenger,
and injuring several other passengers.
THE refusal of General Master Workman
Powderiy to grant a charter to the Iron
workers National District Assembly is call
ing forth considerable severe criticism from
its executive board and others. The iron
workers threaten secession in body from
the Knights. This would include nearly
10000 men.
The sixth annual meeting of the National
Temperance Society began at Ocean Grove,
n. j., on the 9th.
The American Paper Makers Associa
ton held its annual session at Saratoga, N.
", on the 27th.
An alarming epidemic of dysentery with
fatal results is reported in the penitentiary
At " ethersfield, Conn.
HEAVY rains did considerable damage at
the Schuylkill falls, near Philadelphia, and
at Manayunk recently, the loss being over
$1,000
TIE Massachusetts, Republican State con-
vention has been called for Boston, Sep
TENDER %.
OVER half of the Pinkerton police who
have been on duty in the Pennsylvania coke
regions have been withdrawn.
SCHEDULES in the assignment of Boynton
New York, show liabilities Of 1921, $50, NOM
inai assets, sS6642; actual assets, So, 09666
HEAVY thunder storms occurred on the
18th at many points Of New York and New
England. In Southern New Jersey the
electric disturbance was very violent and
was accompanied by downpour Of rain.
AMOS GRIGLEY and his seven children.
living at Terre Hill, near Reading, Pa, were
taken suddenly i'll the other day, vomiting
and showing other symptoms Of poisoning.
1t was thought that some malicious person
threw poison into the well, and the water
will be analysed.
WALDO R GATES. an ex-superintendent
OF the Boston & Worcester railroad, was
arrested in New York recently on q charge
of swindling numerous local merchants by
means Of forged checks and drafts.
MOSES A. SHAW, lumberman, Of New
York, and Tonawanda. Pa, has made
m assignment both individually and as
surviving partner of the firm of Shaw &
Co, composed of Noses A. Shaw and Nil T.
Childs. The capital stock Of the firm was
45OO,OOO.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OBRIEN, of New
York, has brought suit in the Supreme
Court Of that State against ex-senator
Thomas c. Plat to remove him from office
rs quarantine commissioner, on the ground
that he is a nonresident of the metropoli.
tan police district.
Tue directors Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road held q meeting at Boston on
the 18th and voted to make q new issue of
$40 O00.0 900 Of stock
CorToN broke IS points in New York on
the 18th, due to break Of points in Liv-
erpool
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